Le Hung, Eric

(September 29, 1937, Haiphong, Vietnam-)

   A student at the faculty of law of Paris, he started as a jazz guitarist before becoming an actor (1958 Chéri, fais-moi Peur, Jack Pinoteau; 1961 Samedi Soir, Yannick Andréi) and then assistant director (1962 Carillons sans Joie / Vento caldo di battaglia, Charles Brabant, France / Italy; 1963 Le Rat d'Amérique / il sentiero dei disperati / USA: Rat Trap, Jean-Gabriel Albicocco, France / Italy). Also a TV director, he filmed many musical shows, including those of Charles Aznavour, Petula Clark, Serge Gainsbourg, and Gilbert Bécaud. He directed two plays (2002 La Cage, Jack Jaquine; 2003 Une Jeunesse de Passage, Stéphane Braka).

 Filmography

1969 ◘ Delphine (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

1972 ◘ Le Droit d'aimer / il diritto d'amare / USA: Brainwashed / The Right to Love (also co-screenwriter; France / Italy)

1975 ◘ La Rage au Poing (also adapter, dialogist; shot in 1973)

1977 ◘ Moi, Fleur bleue / USA: Stop Calling Me Baby (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

1989 ◘ A Deux Minutes près (also adapter)

 Television Filmography

        ◘ La Possédée (short)

        ◘ La Part du Pauvre (short)

        ◘ Esope

        ◘ Handicap (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)

        ◘ Le Théâtre de la Jeunesse: Le Secret de Wilhelm Storitz

        ◘ Ambroise Paré

1975 ◘ Les Cinq dernières Minutes (episode "Le Retour des Coulons")

        ◘ Les Filles d'Adam

        ◘ L'Atterrissage

        ◘ La Fête (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ La Pendule (TV series)

        ◘ Les idées fausses

        ◘ Le Petit Docteur (episode "Un Homme a crié")

        ◘ Les Ephélides

1988 ◘ M'as-tu vu? (6 X 52')

        ◘ Deux Locataires pour l'Elysée 1995 Arthur et Théa (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)